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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: One Byte Memory Reads
Message-ID: <13510@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 9 Aug 90 16:16:56 GMT
References: <900808130731.2020095d@CCC.NERSC.GOV>
Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD.
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In article <900808130731.2020095d@CCC.NERSC.GOV> MORAGUES%CCV.MFENET@CCC.NERSC.GOV writes:
>I was wondering if there is a way to make the GS only do an 8-bit reference
>while in native mode.

So-called "native mode" actually consists of several submodes, one of which
enables 16-bit memory accesses.  Simply change the processor status to 8-bit
access temporarily, do the LDA or STA, then change back to 16-bit access.
(Do this in assembler.)